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♂ Martin I. Wilkins
aliasMartin I. Wilkins
Record
65282 · 4823

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Birth 14 September 1804 → 219 years + 7 months ago
Lived 76 years + 11 months
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 63 years
Death 16 August 1881 → 142 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 3 months after 15 May 1871
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 3 6 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Robert S. Copeland  m 
⊖ Simon H. Holmes  m 
⊖ George Murray  m 
 		 ⊖ James D. Fraser  m 
⊖ Alexander MacKay  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,946 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17489(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:11 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
63
ANTI
 3/6 1,968 53.93% +284 Loser:
CONF
 1,684 46.15% Simon H. Holmes
After his election:
7 Nov 1867 63
ANTI
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
5 December 1867
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17519(F) — 11 Oct 2022 22:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
ANTI
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 5 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,466 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17510(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
LC
 2,188 52.66% Hugh J. Cameron

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Wilkins, Martin Isaac (p. 235)		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Martin Isaac Wilkins		 30 Jul 2023

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